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As you say the building work is only halfway through. Could you (OM) ask the council why they have chosen now to resurface the road in front of the new pool when lorries and other construction traffic will destroy it before the pool is even finished. Would they not be better waiting until after the construction work is complete ?

As you say the building work is only halfway through. Could you (OM) ask the council why they have chosen now to resurface the road in front of the new pool when lorries and other construction traffic will destroy it before the pool is even finished. Would they not be better waiting until after the construction work is complete ?Sandy Wimpole-Smythe

More scurrilous rumours from a troll does not do the OxMailTimes reputation any good. The Save Temple Cowley Pools Campaign is and always has been focused on keeping Temple Cowley Pools open. There is overwhelming evidence, now accepted by the council, that TCP is of great value to the community. The council pays Fusion £360k a year to run it because it chooses to, not because it actually costs that much. And TCP is structurally sound - this has also now been accepted by the Council, which is why the Campaign is now focusing on keeping services the Cowley community want and need, where they want and need them. The Campaign will only put forward a financially viable bid that meets the needs of the community.

The council has shown no evidence of demand for a new pool in Blackbird Leys. It has ignored the wishes of those who use the perfectly good existing swimming pool there - elderly, infirm, disabled and other groups who want the 32deg and seclusion this offers. We objected Because the Council linked closure of TCP because they said they needed the cash (which they don't) and said it would replace TCP (which it won't).

The Campaign has no objection whatsoever to a new swimming pool anywhere in the city, but TCP should not be closed as a consequence. Remember though that this new pool is not for the people of Blackbird Leys; it is described by the Council as a "citywide facility" and a "25m competition pool". So, NOT for Blackbird Leys, but supposedly for everyone who wants to go there to use it. And for the swimming club. It's a site of convenience, particularly convenient for the operators Fusion who can save £1m by axing 30 jobs through the closures. And any taxpayer would object to the huge cost - over £13m for a 25m pool is scandalous. It's the most expensive pool of its size in Europe.

And trolls should not be allowed to twist information to imply intentions by others that don't exist:
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If anyone has any evidence that the Campaign has lied about anything, they should provide it rather than simply imply something that doesn't exist.

The Campaign has always used evidence, mostly prised from the Council, to demonstrate that the claims by the Council concerning TCP are incorrect. Facts and evidence should be the basis of any decision making, whether it's to justify building a new pool in Blackbird Leys or keeping TCP open for its expected life of 50+ years.

More scurrilous rumours from a troll does not do the OxMailTimes reputation any good. The Save Temple Cowley Pools Campaign is and always has been focused on keeping Temple Cowley Pools open. There is overwhelming evidence, now accepted by the council, that TCP is of great value to the community. The council pays Fusion £360k a year to run it because it chooses to, not because it actually costs that much. And TCP is structurally sound - this has also now been accepted by the Council, which is why the Campaign is now focusing on keeping services the Cowley community want and need, where they want and need them. The Campaign will only put forward a financially viable bid that meets the needs of the community.
The council has shown no evidence of demand for a new pool in Blackbird Leys. It has ignored the wishes of those who use the perfectly good existing swimming pool there - elderly, infirm, disabled and other groups who want the 32deg and seclusion this offers. We objected Because the Council linked closure of TCP because they said they needed the cash (which they don't) and said it would replace TCP (which it won't).
The Campaign has no objection whatsoever to a new swimming pool anywhere in the city, but TCP should not be closed as a consequence. Remember though that this new pool is not for the people of Blackbird Leys; it is described by the Council as a "citywide facility" and a "25m competition pool". So, NOT for Blackbird Leys, but supposedly for everyone who wants to go there to use it. And for the swimming club. It's a site of convenience, particularly convenient for the operators Fusion who can save £1m by axing 30 jobs through the closures. And any taxpayer would object to the huge cost - over £13m for a 25m pool is scandalous. It's the most expensive pool of its size in Europe.
And trolls should not be allowed to twist information to imply intentions by others that don't exist:
http://www.oxfordtim
es.co.uk/archive/201
4/04/10/11137957.COM
MENT__Recognition_fa
cility_fills_a_speci
al_role_in_community
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If anyone has any evidence that the Campaign has lied about anything, they should provide it rather than simply imply something that doesn't exist.
The Campaign has always used evidence, mostly prised from the Council, to demonstrate that the claims by the Council concerning TCP are incorrect. Facts and evidence should be the basis of any decision making, whether it's to justify building a new pool in Blackbird Leys or keeping TCP open for its expected life of 50+ years.SaveTCP